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Well done Bosss ... I've decided that Sealand is a keeper! At certain angles that wing is truly a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing her with us.

Well done Bosss ... I thought you might backtrack and follow the Lindbergh's 1933 route ('Listen! The Wind') across and home ... maybe next time!

Oh my ... 'Houston ... we have a problem ... '

Want to start the conversation on this thread VP2 or start a new one ... ?

I had to read this three times ... draw a couple diagrams ... look up a few terms ... but I actually learned something! Thanks Rupert ... really good stuff!

LOL PP ... pretty sure I said 'old and wise' ...

Wow ... congratulations PP ... I think it means you're old and wise ... ... I'll bring the pretzels ...

Sounds good to me TomP ... thank you for moderating ... good discussion. When the bar is open the first round is on me!

Welcome to Meigs Melo ... just in time for dinner ...

Sorry ... missed that one TomP ... that may not be good ... thought I saw something about others stepping in given the event and skill sets needed ... and let's not forget that some could be simple as 1). Here's the route. 2). Try to leave _______ by the ________. 3). Share your experiences along the way. 4). Try to end up in _______ by the ________. 5). Have Fun!

Hanger 2 - History ... lunch break at the Annual Meeting so I though it may be nice to share a few slides of past events while we're here at Meigs. In my memory folder I have many more but the committee has only given me 15 minutes ... so ... apologies to any I may have missed. Here's the show! ...

Oops ... sorry ... I got a little ahead of the agenda. I'm good ...

Warrants further discussion ... being somewhat of a proponent for 'let it happen naturally' (which has been the process to date) I do understand why some would like a little more structure. In some ways as Australia evolved following Route 66 it may have been a little too much ... perhaps a lesson learned. At the same time, I would hate to think Australia had been set on a shelf for a future date ... just to gather dust. Some general guidelines may be helpful ... but let us not allow some exceptions (from time to time) rule the day. Thoughts?

Agree

Sorry ... a little late into Meigs and almost late for the meeting ... lots of good comments above. Just a few general thoughts ... How can the Club best serve you? Flexible ... Encouraging As a (sim) pilot? As a creator (writer)? As a person? Events: Variety is the spice of life ... Majors: General parameters (length, scoring, reporting, participation by routemakers)? How many per year? Timing? Minors: General parameters? Frequency? Branding and Publicity: Let it happen naturally. [Club Chachapoya] as visual tag in all Club thread titles. Thread structure? How can we increase our popularity and membership roll? How can we leverage our strengths to get flightsim.com to make accommodations for us? Club Bylaws, Duties, and Staff: Keep things simple. A basic rules/conflict resolution/disciplinary process set? What needs to be done? Who's going to do it throughout 2024 (primaries and alternates)? Have Fun!

What a great set of posts and turnout at Meigs ... and perhaps a few more on the way. It feels just like a real fly-in ... what fun!

If I didn't know better Bosss I'd say you were a local ... you certainly would qualify. Thanks for the 'City of Lakes' tour on your way into KFCM. Well done!

Being in the Upper Midwest I planned a (floatplane) route through some of Minnesota’s and Wisconsin’s lake country on my way to Meigs, but given the weather over the last week a little ice remains and as such it was well to put safety first. Little Falls, Minnesota sits near the geographic center of the state along the Mississippi River and among other things was the boyhood home of ... yup ... Charles Lindbergh. It is also somewhat of a gateway to the lake country in northern Minnesota and as such seemed appropriate for my departure point. Something classic seemed the right choice for the trip, but at the same time I needed something warm and comfortable. The C-195 Businessliner fit the criteria and with my sectionals in hand I was off to the windy city! Heading north out of KLXL it was clear that winter still held her grip in the northland ... snow everywhere except for the lakes which appeared to be open (good thing I did my homework). Past the resort towns of Backus and Longville the lakes soon where the dominant feature and shortly Remer and Grand Rapids passed underneath. At Cloquet and Duluth, Lake Superior came into view before turning toward the southeast and crossing into Wisconsin. The cabin was warm and the Jacobs purred as Solon Springs and then Hayward drifted by and the entire Lake Chippewa Flowage. Snow still covered the landscape at Wausau and Stevens Point but at Oshkosh winter seemed to loosen her grip. Milwaukee and Racine were next at which point the Businessliner turned south and followed the Lake Michigan shoreline to Chicago. Meigs was waiting and the tower guided us around to 36 for the landing. A short taxi to parking and with the checklist in hand time to shut things down ending that beautiful Jacobs melody ... now ... where’s VP2 taking us for dinner? I think it’s moose burger night back at ‘The Woodman Cafe’ in Remer ...

Impressive Nels ... welcome to Meigs.

Lumberjack (?) at the controls with his faithful Husky next to him ... that's it!

Just a teaser ... all cleaned and polished ready for the Meigs Mini ...

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Nothing that I know of now ... the 'Lions Tap' is just to the south and overlooks the Minnesota River Valley ...

No place like home Bosss ... I use KFCM as a home base (given my Minnesota roots) as well as others in the Upper Midwest. If you have time let me take you out for dinner ...

Works for me ...